OK, hear me out first..... This really IS one of the better Seagal produced "straight to video" 3 word titled movies to come out before he completely ballooned into a force of too many carbs and a sad, cartoon, shadow version of his former self. And rather than playing the usual vigilante out for justice, here, he is actually the BAD guy running his criminal enterprise, who finds himself matching wits with Ving Rhames straight from a comic book wannabe kingpin, who pulls a double cross on Seagal's favorite hitman, Roman Hurst, knowing that the screw-up will, due to a perverse sense of honor, cost him the use of hands as he is beaten just shy of death.

Banished to skid row, but still alive, the Hurst drinks himself into oblivion above a restaurant run by Oso, (Danny Trejo, in the standard Danny Trejo role) and Alexanders daughter(?), Karen. Standard mobster take-over moves ensue, with the appropriately inserted interludes of judiciously edited, standard Steven Seagal mayhem, which is always fun to watch. Double and triple crosses are in effect as "Ice Man" attempts to consolidate power, all the while not realizing that Seagal's Mr Alexander has been "doing this a lot longer and better than anyone else has"

When the time is ripe, Alexander orders Oso to "do that voodoo that you do so well", which involves rare scorpions, a hammer and chisel, and near death, so that Hurst can "find his hands" and join the battle against the Machiavellian machinations of "Ice Man" and his crew.

Gun's, blood, gritty action, and strip club boobies abound, and in the end, Mr. Alexander turns out to be a repentant Gangster with a heart of gold..

A fun watch for those who Seagal fans, even with the bad hairpiece and the weight gain...